The rappers, alongside director F. Gary Gray and bosses at NBCUniversal, moved to have the suit dismissed and they successfully managed to have a number of allegations in Heller’s complaint thrown out.

However, the group’s former manager was allowed to continue pursuing his defamation claim regarding scenes which showed him advising an artist against getting a lawyer during contract negotiations.

Now Heller’s nephew Terry has filed his own court papers asking to be allowed to continue his uncle’s legal fight by changing the name of the plaintiff from Heller to his estate, which had been placed in a private trust before his passing, reports TMZ.com.

A ruling on the motion has yet to be made.

Heller, 75, died after suffering a heart attack while driving, causing him to crash his car. He later died from his injuries.